Well, I've had a rough week. I thought I had a stomach bug - couldn't stop throwing up. Went to my regular dr and he gave me an injection but that didn't help, neither did the liquid stomach emptier, nor anti-nausea supositories. Ugh! So I finally called my band doc and he said to come in right away to have it checked out - and yep, it's a slip.

He took out all my fill and said we'll see over the next day or two how I'm doing. If I can get liquids in they'll leave it and see if it will correct itself - if I keep throwing up I've got to go back in tomorrow or Sunday for surgery on Monday.

I'm so, so sad. Surgery isn't easy for me. I'm a big baby - I don't come out of anesthesia well, nor handle pain well. Oh well, it's better than losing my band altogether.

Thanks for listening - you guys are the best listeners in the world when no one else quite understands.

Shanna (((hugs))),

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. You have all my thoughts and prayers hoping for a full recovery. And if for some reason you do need to have the surgery to repair the slip, you'll have all of those thoughts and prayers directed for a successful surgery.

*sending you happy, pleasant thoughts for a positive recovery. Hopefully without surgery*

Good Luck

Shanna: good luck and we wish you the best

Shanna, I hope everything works out with the slip. I am really sorry to hear that. *huggs*

4:15 a.m. and can't sleep-my tummy hurts and is nauseous and burning. I'm just so tired of being in pain all the time. I go in on Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. for surgery and I'm scared, but relieved that maybe this will fix all the problems I've been having.

I think the slip may have been gradual at first because I've pretty much been in pain since January. I had a series of unfills then - then again in March. Things just haven't felt "right". So maybe it's a good thing it slipped completely - giving me the chance to get "fixed".

Even through all this I am glad to have my band - How crazy does that sound? Is losing weight really that important that I'm willing to be in constant pain? Yep! I think I need a brain transfusion while I'm there....

Thanks again for all you good thoughts - they are appreciated very much! It's so nice to have someone to talk to at 4 a.m.

Heyas Shanna.. I just read your latest post. So sorry to hear you're in so much pain. That just sucks! I hope your Dr. has good news for you tomorrow and that things can be easily remedied. *hugs*